Salaries in Northeast Virginia

BLS OEWS May 2025 • Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area • 271 occupations

Highest-paying occupations in Northeast Virginia

OccupationMedian salaryEmployed
Physicians, All Other $183,190 50
Family Medicine Physicians $182,540 40
Chief Executives $171,580 50
Architectural and Engineering Managers $154,540 50
Operations Research Analysts $153,340 190
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer $153,340 160

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      OccupationMedian salaryEmployed
      Physicians, All Other $183,190 50
      Family Medicine Physicians $182,540 40
      Chief Executives $171,580 50
      Architectural and Engineering Managers $154,540 50
      Operations Research Analysts $153,340 190
      Electronics Engineers, Except Computer $153,340 160
      Engineers, All Other $153,340 810
      Computer and Information Systems Managers $143,020 100
      Computer Occupations, All Other $139,900 450
      Physical Scientists, All Other $138,130 120
      Sales Managers $137,780 40
      Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other $134,430 290
      Electrical Engineers $133,950 400
      Managers, All Other $133,680 110
      Financial Managers $132,810 120
      Physicists $131,750 260
      Pharmacists $131,360 100
      Lawyers $129,290 90
      Human Resources Managers $128,800 30
      Aerospace Engineers $128,230 200
      Information Security Analysts $127,900 110
      Computer and Information Research Scientists $126,210 800
      Computer Network Architects $125,510 50
      Budget Analysts $124,640 40
      Computer Hardware Engineers $121,680 190
      Management Analysts $121,360 680
      Mechanical Engineers $120,790 400
      Dentists, General $120,210 30
      Computer Programmers $119,880 40
      Industrial Engineers $117,850 80
      Nurse Practitioners $114,970 50
      Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians $113,030 160
      Biological Scientists, All Other $110,390 60
      Civil Engineers $109,960 150
      Financial Specialists, All Other $109,120 110
      Medical and Health Services Managers $107,090 90
      Business Operations Specialists, All Other $105,810 550
      Computer Systems Analysts $104,720 220
      Industrial Production Managers $103,990 50
      Veterinarians $103,970 30
      Project Management Specialists $102,490 280
      Software Developers $101,580 830
      Occupational Therapists $99,590 40
      Buyers and Purchasing Agents $99,200 280
      Physical Therapists $99,050 70
      Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary $97,830 180
      Dental Hygienists $97,350 50
      Logisticians $95,890 120
      Personal Financial Advisors $95,620 40
      Network and Computer Systems Administrators $95,330 120
      Construction Managers $94,120 50
      Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers $90,830 110
      Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $88,950 30
      Data Scientists $88,920 40
      Financial and Investment Analysts $88,240 50
      Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers $88,010 120
      General and Operations Managers $87,490 1,100
      Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products $87,160 30
      Training and Development Specialists $87,130 220
      Facilities Managers $86,450 40
      Postmasters and Mail Superintendents $85,490 40
      Detectives and Criminal Investigators $85,360 100
      Speech-Language Pathologists $82,600 50
      First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $82,280 90
      Registered Nurses $79,830 630
      First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers $79,230 40
      Technical Writers $78,450 40
      Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment $77,290 40
      Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels $77,250 30
      Accountants and Auditors $76,030 370
      Social and Community Service Managers $75,720 50
      Food Service Managers $74,520 60
      First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $73,850 290
      First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers $73,840 50
      Human Resources Specialists $73,810 270
      Loan Officers $73,250 60
      Public Relations Specialists $71,830 60
      Instructional Coordinators $71,050 50
      Compliance Officers $68,630 130
      Construction and Building Inspectors $67,320 70
      Urban and Regional Planners $66,700 40
      First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $65,960 240
      Computer Network Support Specialists $65,540 50
      Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants $65,190 60
      Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators $64,770 40
      Occupational Health and Safety Specialists $63,660 70
      Architectural and Civil Drafters $63,450 30
      First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $63,240 290
      Cost Estimators $63,130 50
      Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $62,910 300
      Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers $62,790 50
      Physical Therapist Assistants $62,410 60
      First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers $61,920 60
      Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $61,880 140
      Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors $61,630 110
      Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $61,540 240
      Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $60,910 240
      Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School $60,550 90
      Rehabilitation Counselors $60,190 30
      Postal Service Clerks $60,030 140
      Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers $59,900 40
      Healthcare Social Workers $59,350 60
      Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors $59,210 100
      Child, Family, and School Social Workers $58,890 140
      First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers $58,680 70
      Chefs and Head Cooks $58,540 70
      Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $58,480 600
      Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education $58,260 700
      Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians $58,230 50
      Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $57,960 470
      Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School $57,950 120
      Special Education Teachers, Secondary School $57,910 130
      Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines $57,820 50
      Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education $57,760 370
      Computer User Support Specialists $57,370 130
      Special Education Teachers, Middle School $56,980 60
      Paralegals and Legal Assistants $56,750 40
      Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education $56,620 50
      Librarians and Media Collections Specialists $56,460 70
      First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $55,790 370
      Postal Service Mail Carriers $55,280 170
      Real Estate Brokers $54,990 70
      Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $53,840 140
      Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents $53,810 30
      Industrial Machinery Mechanics $53,670 140
      Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators $53,400 90
      Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers $52,870 290
      Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers $52,760 30
      Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $52,530 110
      Automotive Body and Related Repairers $51,620 40
      Graphic Designers $51,290 30
      Teachers and Instructors, All Other $51,280 50
      Bailiffs $50,580 40
      First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers $50,450 40
      Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists $50,270 130
      Electricians $50,240 130
      Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $50,170 180
      Highway Maintenance Workers $50,090 170
      First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors $50,070 190
      Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents $49,540 90
      Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators $49,390 200
      Firefighters $49,110 140
      Information and Record Clerks, All Other $49,000 60
      Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians $48,580 40
      Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $48,270 870
      Bus Drivers, School $48,140 350
      Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers $47,880 40
      Veterinary Technologists and Technicians $47,830 30
      Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists $47,760 70
      Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other $47,690 80
      Insurance Sales Agents $47,430 100
      Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks $47,410 60
      Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $47,260 720
      Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners $47,140 30
      Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health $46,950 50
      Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs $46,890 80
      Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $46,850 40
      Correctional Officers and Jailers $46,750 430
      Carpenters $46,750 350
      Logging Equipment Operators $46,540 50
      Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $46,320 600
      Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks $46,100 70
      First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $45,770 620
      Paramedics $45,700 80
      Surveying and Mapping Technicians $45,680 40
      Emergency Medical Technicians $45,030 190
      Brickmasons and Blockmasons $45,020 40
      First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers $44,920 90
      Dental Assistants $44,790 80
      Real Estate Sales Agents $44,770 —
      Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $44,510 550
      Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics $44,480 40
      Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners $44,460 40
      Billing and Posting Clerks $44,160 70
      Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $44,050 30
      Protective Service Workers, All Other $43,960 80
      Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers $43,580 30
      Loan Interviewers and Clerks $43,100 30
      Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers $42,690 140
      First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers $42,470 50
      Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $42,340 50
      First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services $41,820 50
      Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance $41,600 90
      Court, Municipal, and License Clerks $40,710 150
      Public Safety Telecommunicators $40,450 120
      Painters, Construction and Maintenance $40,050 60
      Agricultural Equipment Operators $39,890 40
      Tellers $39,200 180
      Medical Records Specialists $39,110 50
      Office Clerks, General $38,800 960
      Helpers--Electricians $38,700 40
      Construction Laborers $38,470 270
      First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $38,440 410
      Medical Assistants $38,260 130
      Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $38,250 160
      Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals $38,210 60
      Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic $38,100 80
      Social and Human Service Assistants $38,000 120
      Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other $37,970 30
      Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks $37,940 230
      Nursing Assistants $37,780 650
      Phlebotomists $37,750 30
      Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors $37,750 120
      Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other $37,730 40
      Helpers--Carpenters $37,530 40
      Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators $37,500 180
      Pest Control Workers $37,440 70
      Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators $37,370 180
      Pharmacy Technicians $37,260 170
      Light Truck Drivers $37,200 210
      Crossing Guards and Flaggers $37,200 50
      Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products $37,140 70
      Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers $36,990 490
      Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $36,930 1,110
      Security Guards $36,570 180
      Bartenders $36,550 200
      Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping $36,490 40
      Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education $36,400 160
      Helpers--Production Workers $36,380 430
      Counter and Rental Clerks $36,360 160
      School Bus Monitors $36,280 60
      Food Processing Workers, All Other $36,240 120
      Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders $36,220 30
      Stockers and Order Fillers $36,170 910
      Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $36,120 400
      Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood $35,600 140
      Packers and Packagers, Hand $35,590 400
      Customer Service Representatives $35,430 460
      Self-Enrichment Teachers $35,310 40
      Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers $35,100 30
      Cooks, Restaurant $34,910 660
      Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers $34,900 70
      Butchers and Meat Cutters $34,890 120
      Library Technicians $34,550 40
      Machine Feeders and Offbearers $34,390 90
      Receptionists and Information Clerks $34,040 320
      Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria $33,690 190
      Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists $33,200 70
      Waiters and Waitresses $32,880 900
      Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs $32,500 150
      Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment $32,170 120
      Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $31,340 890
      Retail Salespersons $31,200 1,130
      Cooks, Short Order $31,050 100
      Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse $31,020 130
      Food Servers, Nonrestaurant $30,330 70
      Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks $29,780 170
      Food Preparation Workers $29,720 190
      Animal Caretakers $29,700 130
      Parts Salespersons $29,330 120
      Cooks, Fast Food $29,190 160
      Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $28,960 420
      Tile and Stone Setters $28,930 —
      Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $28,910 750
      Library Assistants, Clerical $28,790 50
      Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers $28,600 50
      Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers $28,530 120
      Bakers $28,520 40
      Recreation Workers $28,460 170
      Childcare Workers $28,300 180
      Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors $28,240 100
      Cashiers $28,200 1,790
      Dishwashers $27,890 150
      Home Health and Personal Care Aides $27,620 1,270
      Fast Food and Counter Workers $27,500 1,460
      Tour and Travel Guides $27,500 30
      Amusement and Recreation Attendants $26,970 80
      Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop $26,360 150
      Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants $26,020 40
      Driver/Sales Workers $26,000 110
      Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other $25,560 —